Girl From Plainville: Conrad Roy's Death In Real Life Explained
Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide and emotional abuse.
The new Hulu original series The Girl From Plainville centers around the real-life death of Conrad Roy and one of the most upsetting court cases of recent memory. Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy III were two high schoolers in a long-distance relationship, with the two living in separate Massachusetts towns and conversing mainly through text messages. But their relationship took a dark turn in the summer of 2014 when Roy took his life at Carter’s behest, all of which is documented in a series of now-infamous text messages between the two.
The Girl From Plainville stars and is produced by The Great character actress Elle Fanning, who bears a striking similarity to Michelle Carter. The series details the events that led up to the suicide of Conrad Roy III, as well as the reckoning that followed his death. Although the series certainly takes some liberties with the story in order to fill in the gaps, most of the details in the show thus far have remained true to what is known about Roy’s death and the court case that ensued.
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Conrad Roy’s death caught the attention of the nation due to the unusual nature of his text conversations with his girlfriend, Michelle Carter. Roy had lived with depression for some time before his death, attempting to take his own life once prior in 2012. Carter helped to convince Roy not to take his life in 2012, but her tone changed drastically in 2014 when she began counseling him to do precisely the opposite. Michelle Carter explained to Roy why he should end his life and routinely encouraged him to do so in the weeks leading up to his death, chastising him any time he expressed a
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